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Unseen replied to Unseen's discussion 'Why isn't a 14 year old girl old enough to consent to sex?'"So, if we figure she's competent enough to decide to have an abortion for fear of her parents' reaction, isn't she then ipso facto competent enough under the law to be thought of as capable of giving consent to sex to anyone whatever…"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'Why isn't a 14 year old girl old enough to consent to sex?'"Both, probably. The abortion is a clear-up of a mistake already made, and an avoidance of bringing another human being in to the world that the biological mother would be too young to care for properly. A random 14 year old may well be…"
Unseen replied to Unseen's discussion 'Why isn't a 14 year old girl old enough to consent to sex?'"Sometimes parents won't want their 14 year old to be having sex. Is this no longer a parent's business.
I'm sorry abuse occurs, but are we now assuming that that's the case to such an extent that we no longer want more…"
SteveInCO replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion 'What Is TPP? Biggest Global Threat to the Internet Since ACTA'"LOL. Oh, the hazards of vague referent pronouns!"
Unseen replied to Unseen's discussion 'Why isn't a 14 year old girl old enough to consent to sex?'"Disaster aversion or avoiding an uncomfortable but possibly necessary conversation with one's parents? "
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